Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks

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Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users, and sadly, most people still visit the social network through Twitter's default Web site.

ClaDun: This is an RPG set for September 21 release

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NIS America is slating retro-styled dungeon crawler ClaDun: This is an RPG for a September 21 release date.

Queensland government seeks CIO

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The Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) for a CIO, with the successful candidate set to report to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit

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Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service.

Texas conducting antitrust review of Google

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Google on Friday said that the , following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.

Seesmic for iPhone

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Keeping all of your social networks in sync isn't always as simple as you would expect. Many people look at Twitter and Facebook as two different groups, and often choose to update each service with different information. There are times, however, when sharing the same updates in both places is desired. makes it easy to manage multiple social networks at one time.

Early Ping Reviews Strike Sour Note

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's "social network for music" may be off-key. , a new feature in that lets users follow their favorite artists and find out what music their friends are discussing and downloading, was unveiled Wednesday by CEO Steve Jobs at in San Francisco. Just two days later, a cacophonous crowd of critics are carping about Ping's rampant spam, security holes, crippled Facebook integration, and overall poor design.

Get a Better Battery Gauge for Your Laptop

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Over the years, Windows has gotten progressively better at laptop power management--but it still doesn't tell you much about your battery.

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share

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More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to , a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

Mitel Networks CEO to leave post

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After just over nine years at the helm of Mitel Networks Inc., Don Smith is leaving as chief executive officer of the unified communications applications developer to sit on the board directors.

IBM code unfetters virtual workloads

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Some of the first fruits of a led by IBM are making their way into the field of cloud computing, in the form of a virtual machine migration technology.

Texas conducting antitrust review of Google

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Google on Friday said that the , following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.

Ubisoft announces action-adventure Outland

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The developers behind Super Stardust HD are bringing a new action-adventure to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live in early 2011: Outland.

Apple's latest iPods: What you need to know

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The latest batch of earlier this week are about to begin shipping, and this latest generation brings some pretty big changes across board. The sixth-generation iPod nano looks like something Dick Tracy would wear, the iPod shuffle got its buttons back, and the iPod touch is even closer to being an iPhone 4 without the phone. (Sadly, the iPod classic was excluded from the upgrade party, although it remains--begrudgingly, it seems--in the iPod lineup.)

Disk storage still bouncing back, IDC says

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Due to incorrect information from the research company, the story, "Disk storage still bouncing back, IDC says," which was posted to the wire Friday, misstated the market share of 3Par in the second quarter. The company had 0.78 percent of the market.

Rounding up the new iPod touch and iPod nano cases

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As you all know, it's never a proper aftermath of an iPod event without some new cases, and we here at are more than happy to present some of the first options available for that iPod Touch or Nano in your pre-order basket. From protective covers to eighties-inspired wrist straps, we've got a little something for every kind of case lover--except maybe a wrist-watch adapter for the Nano (and if someone wants to get on that before Halloween, I would be much obliged).

Microsoft upgrades free app security tool

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Microsoft released this week an upgrade to a tool that helps secure applications for the Internet without having to recode them.

Shorten URLs with an Automator service

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Twitter and other online services have made shortening URLs a regular chore; such URLs are handy not only on social networks, but anytime you need to share links (especially long ones). There are plenty of ways to shorten URLs, some of them built into social networking apps. But if you'd like to have a shortening tool available almost anywhere, MacOSXHints users and found a way to build a service in Automator that lets you shorten any URL in any app with one click:

Killzone 3 coming February 22

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Killzone fans: You might want to set aside Tuesday, February 22, as that's the release date for Killzone 3.

Hands-On With iOS 4.1 GM

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Now that I've been using the GM release for the past 24 hours, I can safely say- iOS 4.1 on iPhone (including the 3G) is the most solid, responsive iOS release to date. With some cool new features to boot.

Pigs Fly! Duke Nukem Forever To Ship in 2011

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To paraphrase Mark Twain, there are lies, damned lies, and Duke Nukem Forever stories. The game's been vaporware for over a decade. Leaked screens and gameplay videos from so-called alpha versions occasionally emerge then fade in a muddle of half-baked theories, forum mockery, and fan dismay. When the game's 3D Realms talk about the game these days, few listen.

Consumer Watchdog Losing Credibility With Google Feud?

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Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocacy group that has criticized Google for its privacy policies, featuring Google's chief executive creepily selling ice cream to children and saying, "There's no such thing as a free ice cream. ... Now, hold still while we collect some of your secrets."

Hands On: iTunes 10's Ping feature

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When Steve Jobs introduced last week, the aspect he seemed most excited about was Ping, which he described as a, "social network for music" that piggy-backs on the iTunes Store.

Where will Apple's A4 chip go next?

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Apple's internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip's footprint, analysts said.

Track list released for Power Gig: Rise of the SixString

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The developer of upcoming music-rhythm game Power Gig: Rise of the SixString released its full track list, adding tracks from not only Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, and Kid Rock but also Smashing Pumpkins, Black Sabbath, and The Offspring.

PAX Keynote: Warren Spector speaks about games as art

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Game Designer Warren Spector revisited the theme of his GDC Europe talk during the PAX Prime 2010 keynote, urging everyone to treat games as art.

Social brings native Facebook experience to iPad

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Since Facebook has yet to release a native iPad app--or give any real indication that one is in the works--third parties have capitalized on the opportunity to various degrees. Facebook's desktop Website has a number of quirks and features that do not work properly on touch-based devices, and Social is the latest attempt at providing a full, native Facebook experience on the iPad.

Facebook glitch let spammer post to walls

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A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.

Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot Laptops

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Toshiba is the latest laptop vendor to . The recall of approximately 41,000 laptops resulting from more than 100 reports of melting laptop cases and minor injuries follows similar issues and recalls from other laptop manufacturers, and illustrates the problem with cramming so much processing power into such a small space.